Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 22, 1902, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba morning free press Winnipeg monday december 22, 1932. Oin Tofa Jim at 22. Mcdermot 3t manager i editorial Telephone i business office number a _ Job department la Toronto office the w. J. Dyas co., in Toronto n. Kew Tork office Honry 719 Temple court. Chicago office do cles sme. 701- monday 22. 1002. The Ontario Bye elections dates for three of the four Bye elections in Ontario namely in North Perth North nor Folk and North Grey have been fixed for january 7 and both the sup porters of Premier Hoss and the Fol Lowers of or. Whitney will put for Ward every Effort to carry the Day in ill three Ridings. In North Grey the Battle has begun already with heavy firing from the Liberal Camp. Or. A. G. Mackay the unseated lib eral member who is again to contest the constituency contributed a sensational feature to the proceedings of the convention which re nominated him on Friday last by charging the conservatives with having spent 000 in getting evidence to unseat him and with offering bribes for perjury. The Climax of or. Mckay a accusations against his political opponents came in the form of a death bed statement made by a Man named Campbell to the effect that he was drugged and kept in the conservative committee room during the whole of the night preceding the election Day. This makes a startling beginning of the fray in North Grey and presages strenuous doings to follow. Of the three constituencies in which the Date of the new election has been set. North Grey is the Only one which was carried by the liberals at the last Tost of strength at the polls be tween the two parties. North Perth and North Norfolk were carried by the conservatives. Special import Ance will attach to the results on january 7, As indicating whether the tide is flowing for against the Ross of government. Indeed if All three Ridings go the one Way or the other solidly it will pretty nearly Settle the question whether or. Ross and his colleagues remain in office or step Down and out. There is at present Only one other absolutely vacant seat in the Ontario legislature in addition to the three named. It is North Renfrew. The unseated member was a. Liberal. There Are two seats in regard to which the judgment of the courts is being awaited As to whether they Are to to vacated or held by the member whose election is protested. These two Are East Middlesex and South Oxford the first was carried by the liberals last time the other by the conservatives. In three constituencies petitions Are to be heard in North York against a Liberal in Center Bruce and Sault Ste. Marie against conservatives. Of the ninety eight seats in the legislature ninety four Are thus at the present moment actually by lib eral members and forty six by conservative members. Or. Mackay s disclosures in North Grey have the appearance at this distance of being very much like an effectual turning of the tallies against or. Whitney in regard to the whole Sale and rather violently worded accusations which he has made against the supporters of the Ross govern ment on the score of the electioneering methods used. These accusations As a matter of fact have so far formed the main Plank of or. Whit Ney s platform. They have been met by Premier Ross in a manifesto which he has issued to the Ontario elector ate and which it must be admitted by every in impassioned candid observer rather disposes of or. Whit Ney s and appeals this Lino is a Factor in influencing the the recklessness with which the conservative Leader Over did his Campaign of wholesale accusation unsupported by evidence has turned against himself. A few weeks after the general elections of last May he made the announcement that he was in posses Sion of information to show that in the ninety eight Ridi frs of the pro Vince an organized at Tonit had been made to steal one at least and some times two of the ballots in each sub division in the respective constituent that or. Whitney was talk ing with a rashness and indiscretion amazing in a with aspirations to be taken seriously by the Public has in the meanwhile become convincingly Manifest. Not a. Jot or Tittle of Evi Dence has been advanced to make Good the sweeping charge he made so deliberately. It is True that in some of the constituencies it has been proved that there was crooked work last May but any argument or. Whitney attempts to base on that fact can be turned against him with quite As much Justice. Premier Lions. In Bis manifesto enters into detail showing that recounts were held by the county judges in fourteen constituencies and that s05 ballots were examined a greater number of constituencies than were Ever before scrutinized in that Way after a general election either for the local or Dominion houses. Or. Ross continues if the liberals had intended to take unique advantage of their con have been found. No party Ever passed through an election with Uci Giulii. Viner j _ similar expressions in other bounties. I was always proud to say that Al though offences May have been committed in isolated cases the Liberal party As a w Jole was not responsible for these offences. I am glad now to find that what i said of the party As a whole turns out to be True in re Gard to every officer connected with the elections held last or. Whitney s Hope of Riding into Power on a. Wave of Public indignation which he Laboured so hard to Roll up by his denunciations and appeals in regard to electoral frauds has no basis to it. Apart from the great expectations he entertained in that re Gard his Campaign against the re Cord and the policy of the Ross government has not been a Strong one. Still elections Are proverbially Uncer Tain things until the votes Are counted and the counting of the votes on the evening of january 7 will be awaited with keen interest by All who follow the Couse of Public affairs in Ontario. The Best that that Day can give Premier Boss will be an in crease of his present actual majority from two to five the Best it can do for or. Whitney will be to give him a majority of one. In any event there will still be one seat vacant with a possibility of live Otner seats being declared vacant by the courts. Our transportation prob lems. In the West we differ on Public questions As they do elsewhere in the world but on one matter we seem to be As n. People practically agreed. This is that we have on our hands a transportation problem of extreme Complex Ity and difficulty. It is True there Are one or two hopeful gentlemen up at the government buildings who hug the fond delusion that there is no problem that it has been solved and by them too they admit that there is Here and there a blockade in the shipping out of wheat but this is due in or. Roblin s judgment to the selfishness of Farmers who seek to get an extra cent or two a Bushel on their by shipping it themselves while or. Rogers obedient to his role As the Premier s fld us a hates reit ates the same opinion. There would have been no blockade says the Sapient or. Rogers had there been no legislation providing for loading plat forms. But on the whole messes. Robiin and or appear extremely pleased with thu Handiwork As solv ers of the transportation problems that Anil it us. They will go on pluming themselves on their achievements along this line until the people get an Opportunity of passing an opinion on their work. That judgment will be woefully out keeping with their Hopes. But. Leaving these two worthies out of the calculation we do not believe there is a Man who has reached year of discretion who does not recognize that the difficulty of securing adequate transportation facilities is greater to Day than Ever before. We hear More about the Grain blockade but it is not Only in the carrying Grain that there has been a very serious break Down freight of All other kinds in coming and outgoing has been handled in a manner far removed from the business like celerity Whitti in past we were wont to regard As typical of railway management. The merchants of Winnipeg if they chose to put their troubles into print could Tell some stories of poor service necessitating loss that would demonstrate very clearly that it is not Only the farm ers who have been hard hit by the deficient motive Power of the roads. Now the Public indignation which is being voiced very freely in resolutions at Public meetings of various kinds is based upon something More than the Ordinary feeling which would be engendered by the breakdown of a regular business facility upon which Reliance had been placed. The railways Are under obligations to the Public other than those exist Between two parties to a commercial agreement. They Are not merely business enterprises built by private parties but they Are enormously subsidized by the people of Canada on the understanding that by reason this Public Aid they should give West Ern Canada such service As might be requisite for the rapid development of the country. The Public has been something More than fair to the can Adian Pacific railway and the Canad Ian Northern railway it has been generous. The railways on their part have failed lamentably to live up to their part of the understanding. It is not 3. Matter for wonder that there is consequent indignation on the part of the Public. This has been increased by the very general impression that the railway breakdown was due in part at least to a failure on their part to recognize that their duty to the Public in regard to supplying accommodation outclassed their Obliga Tion to their shareholders. For our own part we confess to being widely sep tical of the non possums attitude when taken by great corporations. They can usually do things they have to but to do them at a Cost that will diminish dividends and de press the Stock is deeply repugnant to the feel Nir of the railway manager. Some Means must be found by which the responsibility of the rail ways to Supply efficient service must be brought Home to them. We do not mean moral responsibility we mean Legal and financial responsibility so that the merchant or the suffers loss by a deficient service can recoup himself by process of Law from the coffers of the company. Under the common railway Law As it now stands there is the presumption of this liability on the part of the rail ways but the provision is very Gener Al and few sufferers would care to enter upon a Legal controversy with a great corporation on the strength of its terms. We have promises made for the future we had them made last year but they were not kept. As recently As july and August of to s year when predictions of a blockade were being made in these columns railway officials holding the very highest positions Pooh poohed the possibility of a shortage of cars and Power. It would be rather cruel to reproduce now these confident statements and compare them with conditions As they Are. We shall All Hope that Bhe predictions of a better service now being of the railways will be fully verified but it is evident that it will be Well on in next year before any great re Lief comes. It takes no prophetic Eye to foresee that when the Spring Rush of business comes the railway Maccomo Dation will fail. No doubt by next fall there will be a very marked increase by the railways in their facilities for doing business but we should not be surprised if the freight business of the West should jump 75 or 100 per cent Between now and then in which Case we shall by relatively about As badly off As we now Are. This is the Wost s growing time and its development is proceeding at a rate which discounts ill the past prophecies of men who at the time were counted As visionaries. We shall require All the railways can get to keep Pace with the nor shall we scrutinize too closely whence shall come our needed Assi it Anoe. We i Hali Welcome railways from the North the ii Outh or the East and they will i Al hive As much business As they can handle. Meanwhile Havn to Ink the roads that in have1 and from them vre shall expect and c emand for the future a service very much Bette than which is now Beina supplied. Continued failure to furnish such a ser vice will be a bad thing for country and for the railways too As they under those conditions will find out. The St. James election. The Montreal Herald discussing the corruption in connection with the St. James Bye election says it is but right that the pub Lic should Lay the blame where it belongs and not whore it does not belong. The St. James election was anything but an edifying spectacle from the first. The Liberal Nomina Tion was unduly delayed in the first place by the fact that one or More of those prominently mentioned for it broke ail the rules of political con duct and obstinately insisted upon placing their personal claims before All other considerations. Eventually or. Drouin was nominated and this formal nomination was accepted by the recognized naders of the party in the City. Or. Brunei however whether of his own motion or under bad advice matters Little decided to stay in the Field and made an affidavit to the effect that he would do so. Faced by this complication or. Drouin made a sacrifice highly honorable to himself and rather than allow the country at Large to be deceived by the election of a conservative which would be sure to re sult withdrew from the Field on the eve of nomination and allowed or. Unmet to enter the lists against or. Bergeron. The circumstances Ren dered it impracticable however that the full strength of the party should be diverted to or. Brunei and the result was As has been amply shown in the court proceedings that or. Brunei and his immediate friends managed the election alone. It was not it ordinarily would be by the regular Liberal Organiza Tion. Or. Brunei won the election but by the Means that have been indicated in the courts. The Herald is Able to say that upon the strength of hints that reached them the recognized leaders of the party did what they could to prevent what was done. No protests however could Avail against the methods adopted for no considerations of what was proper could be expected to weigh with those who deliberately set about alter ing the complexion of the vote cast. Or. Brunei has paid the penalty of misguided Zeal by having his election annulled by the court. An Active partisan has been visited with a punishment even More severe. The reputation of the Liberal party has been besmirched in the process it is True but perhaps something has been attained by the Way of compensation if the lesson has been taught that even in Safe constituencies the general Good must be placed above the individual s desire for personal aggrandizement. St. Jambs division when its turn comes round again May be depended upon to prove that it is still a Liberal stronghold and the Liber als of St. James May expected if Only in self defence to Deal severely Vith any professed friends of the party who a Contumacy threatens another such scandal. New settlers in the West. The official figures showing the new settlers who have come into can Ada in the eleven months ending nov Ember 30, 1002, furnish a striking contrast to the condition of affairs during the series of years preceding the accession of the Liberal govern ment to office. The tide turned after the change at Ottawa and is flowing in Ever increasing volume. Not Only is the West receiving a steady inflow of settlers who Are to be numbered by tens of thousands but the East As Well is gaining accessions of population which diffused through every class of the Canadian people is thus making itself evident no less in the movement of Popula Tion than in the statistics of the coun try s Trade and Commerce. The total arrivals in the Dominion for the eleven months specified not including returned canadians were of this number located in Western Canada and in Eastern Canada. The number of people who came West from Eastern Canada was making the total number of newcomers in the West of which number no less than Are from the United states. For the same eleven months the free Homestead entries have exceeded 000, which is two and a half times the number of last year. The coming season. Soon the kid with his note to Sandy soon the toys the nuts and Candy Boon the largest stocking Hung the Christmas Carol Sung. Soon the Mistletoe is brought soon the willing kiss is caught soon 02 to the Boneyard led soon 03 trois out instead. Soon the Turkey gels the axe. Soon the voter gets the facts. Soon the mar. Who s going to run. Soon the Story of what i be soon the school books packed away. Soon two it eks of solid Plav. Soon the gladness mixed with sighing soon the laughing and the crying soon the will quickly shoot. Soon the rooters loudly Root. Soon the babbling Curling soon the wild and weird refrains. Soon the new tear s pleasant Call. Soon the witchery of the Bull. Soon the Man who the booze will hit soon the Chap with boys. I be quit soon the Joys of Christmas tide. With a mighty Joy to rest to hide could i but know the heavenly Din of a ton of Coal rattling Down my bin. F. Raymond. Munabo s liniment for Sale everywhere. Mayor Arbuthnot abroad our chief magistrate tells of the Prairie capital s Vancouver among the guests at the Vancouver hotel is or. John Arbuthnot who enjoys the distinction of being the first Man to be elected mayor of Winnipeg for three successive terms. Or. Arbuthnot is now paying his first visit to the Pacific coast and As he expressed it to k. Reporter last night is greatly taken with Vancouver. You said he a Beautiful City Here and it surpasses my expectations. They Tell observed the mayor laughingly that you even have the sunday Street cars this last remark is pointed by the fact that the sunday car question was one of the issues decided at the elec Tion in the Prairie City last week. The mayor is an advocate sunday cars but the Good people of Winnipeg declared against them. Or. Arbuthnot did not however appear to be much crestfallen it the result of the vote Jock Early remarking that he could do without the cars if others could. Speaking of the recent election the mayor remarked that every member of the old Council offered for re election and was elected. Building operations in Winnipeg he says have progressed at a Lively race this year the aggregate value of the new blocks amounting to Over two million dollars. The prospects Are that next year the amount will exceed three millions. Or. Arbuthnot will remain Here for a few Days and will then return to Winnipeg by Way of the Crow s nest. His visit is one of business combined with pleasure. He will look Over cer Tain interests Here and will probably return in january to spend about a month in the province. The mayor remarked that there was a great demand for lumber in Winni Peg Anc Manitoba and hoped things would so shape on the coast that this Trade would come towards Vancouver. Permanent cure Fop neuralgia. Experienced sufferers state that no remedy relieves neuralgia so quickly As a hot application of poisons Nervil Ine the strongest liniment made. Nerv Iline is certainly very penetrating and has a powerful influence Over neuralgia pains which it destroys Al most at once. Nervilien is highly re commended for rheumatism Lum Bago sciatica and Toothache. Better try a 25-cent bottle its All right. No pills like or. Hamiltons. Suggestion we Are Well satisfied with our urn a Terrule so far nil offer a few suggestions to those who have not yet made their purchases. Gents Gold lockets .s5.w to gents Gold links Plain. .54.00 to 8.00 set with precious stones. .s10.00 to tobacco pouches with Sil ver shield gents Silver Collar but toners Imperial store open till to . Every inight on this counter we have placed 17 dozen initial silk he Koa. 23 dozen flowing ends tics. 20. Dozen Derby s. 10 dozen 15 dozen puffs. 12 dozen bows. The Price of these goods any where sold in the regular Way Are c to soc for morning shoppers now we have them nicely a run get on a very conspicuous coun Ter in the Centre of our store for the Christmas Trade owing to the tremendous Rush in Tho and evenings we have decided to offer r inducements to morning shoppers. It will your advantage to buy Early during Tho three Days. From 9 . Till 12 noon. Correct clothiers. Cor. City Hall Stu sex and Market Street finlly a proc i7r dolls Wood Beds or Ccu Loiis Deus us Forf Small size. 1015. 35c. H to 12 Dlallo Lilg Roll Zug Largo size . M to 12. F a Insp i and Park 1-2 Norire Aii in uii11c3c a i Juliu half Price from a of a for Tariro Sixo stoves. Tor. 65c, 9to 12. Is 4ul stables Largo size Reg. Toe. Elf 12. Rpm Mpr from to 12 Only monday. Mornings special three morning shoppers get 20 per cent off All toy tables tin stoves and ranges. Specials in main store expect to be busier than Over this week so com As soon As possible. Thrush we have had for the past week shows that our Stock in Well Worth inspecting and As we have satisfied Many we feel cer Tain that we can suit you. Silk handkerchiefs inc 20 dozen he stitched Plain silk hand kerchiefs Reg. 33c, for 1 j neckwear. 650 to each latest novelties in ladies each Doc to neck ribbons 250 pretty neck ribbons in stripes Plain Duchesse taffeta etc., 4 to in. Wide. Reg. 30c to 35c. For in Perrin s kid gloves Safe per be 6ac the if Perial dry goods co., Ltd. 404 Mains Winnipeg s popular store 460, 462, 464 main Street store open till to p. M at less than wholesale to Clear them out. Ner Winnipeg s greatest bargain store Geo Velte cold. Wine and spirit Aie chants see our 5c table see our 25c table highest Market Price paid for runs the undersigned representing Joseph Ullman. St. Paul. Minn. London eng at Winnipeg wish to inform those hand Ling furs that in favouring me with their shipments will receive fair treatment and prompt returns. . Box 20s. G w. Baldwin. Agent Winnipeg Man 1st Portage ave. East. Sole agents that Well known beverage Schiitz Milwaukee lager. And the popular Mineral water Whites if you require i tonic try Schlitz malt greatest builder of the system. Telephone 4im Nurt got prompt de livery to any part of the City. Or. To Ayivor dentist office 450 main St. Banfield Block. Telephone 1s64. Robiin Soin oct v Al Ayisi l Tiff 4. A a Cluj Ike practical people turn aside from the trifling nothing and take advantage of the Many extra Spe Cia s offered Here. A of useful handsome gifts and yet what a lot Lias Boon left unto shout. A Large list of special to flings suited to this Festal season. You la get suggestions enough if you la visit the dressing jackets blouses another lot goes on Sale this morning at a very Low Price. A Range of pretty colors and All sizes. Your Choice for slippers pretty and useful in nil the new Lou hours quiet or col hrs. Just As you fancy All sizes ladies furs Many Dainty neck pieces As Well As Coats. Fashionable and attractive yet lowered i Price for Quick Blouse suits twill or Plain Serge with trimming of fancy braid to add to their Good looks. . To sn.50. Now s3.23 toys toys a bewildering array of everything that s novel and new and ample space to see and select. Shown on first floor Centre How eyes will Glisten when you see Tho delightful assortment. Things for Uso. For adornment an array. Carefully selected so As to make sensible sifts. Robi Ivlois co., it contains rattles pipes pop guns Clari nuts Mouth organs stoves. See our Loc table it contains guns rattles pin trays tops stoves a. B. C. Blocks whips photo holders watches. See our 15c table examine this table carefully for whips stand hand mirrors guns trinket boxes a. B. C. Blocks Snow shovels Bath setts Concertinas. See our 20c table Tea setts swords accordions horns trumpets clarinets. This table is the Best of the lot. Concertinas accor decks trombones cornets pop guns Basket balls toy engines Auto harps Mouth organs hand mirrors. Pin Pon sets 5oc. Children s Tea dishes we have them As Low As 15c a sett and we have them at All prices up to a sett. The above goods Are on exhibition in our basement. Take a look through this part of our Large store. Days commencing this morning we place on Sale Olp entire Stock of ladies silk blouses at greatly reduced prices. Silk blouses silk blouses for.53.75 silk blouses silk blouses Cashmere Tea gowns regular and for these Are very handsome made of a very Fine qual Ity of Cashmere and beautifully trimmed. Latest up to Date styles. Colors Are Royal Blue Cardinal Pale Blue and old great Ulster Sale Day on these Days we offer our entire Stock of ladies Ulster at a reduction of 2s per cent. Choice Xmas presents. Useful Xmas presents. Specially selected Stock of kid gloves. Fancy linens. Cushion covers. Tea Coreys. Table covers. Initial handkerchiefs. Hen s fancy ties. Silk mufflers. Men s kid gloves. The Geo. Craig co., Ltd silk Linen hand Rich is fancy boxes. Lace collars. Silk fact gators. Silk shawls. Children s dresses. Children s aprons. Ladies aprons. Silk blouses. Special Sale of indies jackets children s Ulster. Dress skirts wrappers and on Sec Ond floor. E. J. Burke s three Star old Ireth Shuskey. It possesses a soft Mellow flavor prot told by Job and High Quality. Read the free press ;